William Towns III (bef. 1850 - abt. 1932)

Born before 7 Apr 1850 in Layham, Suffolk, England, United Kingdom

Ancestors

Died about Jan 1932 after about age 81 in Romford, Essex, England, United Kingdom

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Biography

William was born in 1850 to William Towns Jr and Rebecca Thorpe. He had at least 4 siblings: Charlotte, Sarah, Alice, and George..

• Fact: Christening (7 Apr 1850) Layham, Suffolk, England, United Kingdom
• Fact: Birth Registration (1850) Cosford, Suffolk, England
• Fact: Residence (1851) Higham, Suffolk, England, United Kingdom
• Fact: Residence (1861) Layham, Suffolk, England
• Fact: Residence (1871) Layham, Suffolk, England, United Kingdom

He married about 1877 to Mary Jane (LNAB Unknown). He was about 27 years old. They had at least 3 children together:

1. Kenneth William Towns
2. Kathleen Mary Towns
3. Malcolm Towns

• Fact: Residence (1881) Romford, Essex, England
• Fact: Residence (1891) Romford, Essex, England, United Kingdom
• Fact: Residence (31 Mar 1901) Romford, Essex, England, United Kingdom
• Fact: Residence (1911) Romford, Essex, England, United Kingdom

William passed away in 1932 at the age of 82. It is not known where he is buried.

Links

FamilySearch PID: LRMQ-LLG

Sources

• "England and Wales Birth Registration Index, 1837-2008," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:26P4-81X : 1 October 2014), William Towns, 1850; from "England & Wales Births, 1837-2006," database, findmypast (http://www.findmypast.com : 2012); citing Birth Registration, Cosford, Suffolk, England, citing General Register Office, Southport, England.
• "England Births and Christenings, 1538-1975," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:J3N4-2VD : 11 February 2018, William Townes, 07 Apr 1850); citing , index based upon data collected by the Genealogical Society of Utah, Salt Lake City; FHL microfilm 919,621.
• "England Births and Christenings, 1538-1975," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:J3N4-2VD : 11 February 2018, William Townes, 07 Apr 1850); citing , index based upon data collected by the Genealogical Society of Utah, Salt Lake City; FHL microfilm 919,621.
• "England and Wales Census, 1851," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:SGRF-4DT : 12 September 2019), William Towns in household of William Towns, Higham, Suffolk, England; citing Higham, Suffolk, England, p. 20, from "1851 England, Scotland and Wales census," database and images, findmypast (http://www.findmypast.com : n.d.); citing PRO HO 107, The National Archives of the UK, Kew, Surrey.
• "England and Wales Census, 1861," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:M7ZQ-794 : 24 October 2019), Wm Towes in household of Wm Townes Jnr, Layham, Suffolk, England, United Kingdom; from "1861 England, Scotland and Wales census," database and images, findmypast (http://www.findmypast.com : n.d.); citing PRO RG 9, The National Archives, Kew, Surrey.
• "England and Wales Census, 1871", database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:VFNQ-RPW : 28 September 2019), William Towns in entry for William Towns, 1871.
• "England and Wales Census, 1881," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:Q27D-7L7Y : 12 December 2017), William Towns, Romford, Essex, England; from "1881 England, Scotland and Wales Census," database and images, findmypast (http://www.findmypast.com : n.d.); citing p. 26, Piece/Folio 1744/73, The National Archives, Kew, Surrey; FHL microfilm 101,774,670.
• "England and Wales Census, 1891," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QGXN-VW2 : 3 May 2019), William Towns, Romford, Essex, England, United Kingdom; from "1891 England, Scotland and Wales census," database and images, findmypast (http://www.findmypast.com : n.d.); citing PRO RG 12, Essex county, subdistrict, The National Archives of the UK, Kew, Surrey.
• "England and Wales Census, 1901," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:X9JS-NFD : 21 May 2019), William Towns, Romford, Essex, England, United Kingdom; from "1901 England, Scotland and Wales census," database and images, findmypast (http://www.findmypast.com : n.d.); citing Romford subdistrict, PRO RG 13, The National Archives, Kew, Surrey.
• "England and Wales Census, 1911," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XWFG-8J4 : 24 June 2019), William Towns, Romford, Essex, England, United Kingdom; from "1911 England and Wales census," database and images, findmypast (http://www.findmypast.com : n.d.); citing PRO RG 14, The National Archives of the UK, Kew, Surrey.

See Also

• "Family Tree," database, FamilySearch (http://familysearch.org : modified 07 December 2019, 21:54), entry for William Towns III(PID https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/4:1:LRMQ-LLG); contributed by various users.
• "Public Member Trees kih1962/ageorgiaangel", database, Ancestry.com (https://www.ancestry.com/family-tree/person/tree/89779966/person/182149396338/facts : accessed 7 Dec 2019), profile for William Towns.

Acknowledgement

Towns-94 was created by Gerald Woollard through the import of woollard Family small Tree (1).ged on 25 Feb 2013. See the Changes page for the details of edits by Gerald and others.